| Abstract: | Energy dispersive X-ray micro-analysis with simultaneous visual display by secondary electron emission mode of scanning electron microscopy reveals the occurrence of barium, in addition to silicon, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium and calcium in the corneal surface of the barking deer, Muntiacus muntjak. The lenticular surface on the other hand shows the presence of aluminium silicon, phosphorus and sulphur but no barium.Quantitative data obtained by using the ZAF-4/FLS programme (Link) shows that the relative percentage of barium is the highest of all the elements detected in the cornea, whereas in the lens-surface, sulphur constitutes the maximum percentage. |
